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Co-op to be sentenced for death of customer in Truro store

news | This Is Cornwall - Mon, 22/05/2017 - 06:00
One of the UK's top supermarket companies is to appear before Truro Crown Court this morning to be sentenced in connection with the death of a customer. The Co-operative Group has previously pleaded guilty to to a charge under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 following the death of shopper Stanley May during an incident two years ago. At a previous hearing, it was found that in July 2015, Mr May, aged 74 at the time, had slipped in water which had accumulated on the...

Co-op to be sentenced for death of customer in Truro store

Marazion man charged with murder after partner Kirsty Noden...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 22:26
A man has been charged with the murder of his partner who has not been seen since January this year.Kirsty Noden, 32, also known as Kirby, who was living in Marazion, was originally treated as a high risk missing person after friends and relatives raised concerns for her welfare on Thursday, May 18.Dean Lowe, also 32 and from Marazion, was later arrested and charged with her murder on Sunday, May 21. He is expected to appear before magistrates on Monday.Read more: Body found in town centre...

Marazion man charged with murder after partner Kirsty Noden...

Your child could be entitled to a thousand pounds and you...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 19:30
You may have forgotten or not actually know, but your child could be in for a huge cash windfall. Children born between 2002 and 2010 could have thousands of pounds sitting forgotten somewhere. Under the Labour Government, the parents of young children received £250 to open a Child Trust Fund account, with another £250 coming when they turned seven. Some children in low income families received double this - amounting to a free £1,000 in savings. Your children...

Your child could be entitled to a thousand pounds and you...

20 things you'll only know if you grew up in Bodmin

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 17:00
Good old Bodders.People like to run the place down, but anyone who grew up there will still have a soft spot for this historic township. There will be memories aplenty, and things you can only truly understand if you've lived there... ECLIPSE NIGHTCLUB The only place to start. Everyone is so desperate to avoid it at the beginning of the night, but somehow you end up going. By around 11pm on a Saturday, the prospect of going 'up the road' is very real. And we all remember that one time we went...

20 things you'll only know if you grew up in Bodmin

Pendeen and Ponsanooth top UK places for general election...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 16:30
Two small Cornish villages have topped the list of places in the UK for election registration searches on Google. Pendeen on the Penwith Peninsula and in the St Ives constituency and Ponsanooth, between Penryn and Truro, in the Camborne and Redruth constituency, spiked up on Google for showing the highest number of searches from electors on how to register to vote in the June 8 General Election. According to the BBC the biggest interest in registering to vote came from Cornwall. Read...

Pendeen and Ponsanooth top UK places for general election...

Filipino community puts on Flores de Mayo display in Cornwall

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 16:05
Cornwall's Filipino community has put on a traditional Flores de Mayo celebration in honour of the Virgin Mary. Many Filipinos living in Cornwall and Devon descended on Truro to take part in the traditional event. Flores de Mayo is a very popular and traditional festival that is now celebrated in many parts of the world where many Filipinos are residing. Cornwall's and Devon's Filipino communities comes together to Truro to puts on a traditional Flores de Mayo festival in honour...

Filipino community puts on Flores de Mayo display in Cornwall

Petition launched to show BBC sex exploitation series Three Girls...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 15:55
More than 600 people have signed a petition to see a hard-hitting BBC drama about sexual exploitation shown in schools in Cornwall and Devon. The BBC three-part drama Three Girls first aired on Tuesday night and came to a conclusion on Thursday. It centres on the now infamous Rochdale child grooming and sex abuse scandal - where 47 girls were failed by the authorities after falling victim to a paedophile ring in the Lancashire town between 2008 and 2009. Read more: Cornwall Survey 2017:...

Petition launched to show BBC sex exploitation series Three Girls...

This is why living in the countryside could put your life at risk

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 15:10
From cattle to horseflies, nettles to bees, wasps and Lyme disease, the countryside may not be as idyllic as you might think. In fact, rural living is full of danger as a new website listing all the dangers lurking in the countryside hasrevealed. Caudwell LymeCo charity and Lyme Disease UK have worked together to create enjoythecountryside.com as a way to raise awareness of Lyme's Disease - a bacterial infection spread to humans via ticks. Read more: Register to vote today in the General...

This is why living in the countryside could put your life at risk

Database of UK paedophiles will continue to expose offenders...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 15:05
A man who runs the UK's largest online database of paedophiles says he is refusing to stop his work, despite appeals from the police. The UK database website contains details of over 54,000 convicted sex offenders, including dozens from across Cornwall. It has been viewed more than 50 million times, with in excess of 75,000 people logging on each day. Read more: Body found in Dean Street public toilets in Liskeard town centre In a statement issued on Facebook this week, the site's...

Database of UK paedophiles will continue to expose offenders...

Eleven reasons why Camborne and Redruth don't deserve their...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 13:45
Mentioning Cornwall in conversation tends to conjure up idyllic images of the waterfront of St Ives, the surfing beaches of Newquay or the quaint fishing villages of Mevagissey or Porthleven. Mention Camborne or Redruth in conversation and you're more likely to be greeted with a groan and a response of "what a dive". However, despite not enjoying the best of reputations, Camborne and Redruth are full of energy and bustle and, we believe, among the best places to live in the...

Eleven reasons why Camborne and Redruth don't deserve their...

South East Cornwall Tory candidate Sheryll Murray blocks...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 12:35
A row has erupted after South East Cornwall constituents accused Conservative candidate Sheryll Murray of blocking them on social media when they asked questions. However, Ms Murray, the sitting MP for the area since 2010, said she will "not tolerate keyboard warriors and trolls" when they are rude, nasty or are not constituents. Many Twitter and Facebook users have expressed their frustration and anger with the Tory candidate for blocking them when they tried to engage with...

South East Cornwall Tory candidate Sheryll Murray blocks...

Register to vote today in the General Election 2017 or lose your...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 11:46
Seven million eligible voters have still not registered to vote in next month's General Election - and there are only 36 hours left to apply. The deadline to register is at midnight tomorrow (Monday, May 22), and, according to the Electoral Commission, a third of people aged under 34 have still failed to come forward. More than two million people have added their name to the electoral roll since April 18, the day Theresa May announced the snap election, nearly 40% of who are aged 25 and...

Register to vote today in the General Election 2017 or lose your...

Body found in Dean Street public toilets in Liskeard town centre

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 10:26
A set of public toilets were sealed off in Liskeard last night after the discovery of a body. Police were called to the public conveniences at around 6pm yesterday evening, and immediately sealed the area off while an investigation took place. A spokesman said: "A sudden death of a female took place in the public toilets at Dean Street in Liskeard. Read more: Woman airlifted to Royal Cornwall Hospital with suspected broken arm after St Ives cliff path fall "At this time, the...

Body found in Dean Street public toilets in Liskeard town centre

How to spot dolphins porpoises sharks and seals along the...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 10:00
Dolphins, seals and sharks are often spotted in Cornwall seas and, luckily for us, they do not seem to get tired of our coasts. Yet, in spite of their regular appearances, many of us have never seen one of those marine animals outside of an aquarium. Read more: Lucky Manchester City fan whisked up to the Etihad Stadium to watch first ever match Cornwall, and especially west Cornwall, is one the hotspots in the country to spot such a wide diversity of marine life. Common dolphins are...

How to spot dolphins porpoises sharks and seals along the...

Trystan Bryant's widow Marie 'overwhelmed' by response after...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 09:45
A brave widow who took the decision to speak out about mental health issues after her husband died falling from the Tamar Bridge says she has been overwhelmed by the response she has received. Marie Bryant took the decision to talk just days after Trystan, 38, fell, in the hope it would get people talking about mental health. Now she wants to invite everyone who knew him to attend his funeral on Friday, which she says will be a celebration of his life. Trystan, who loved spending time...

Trystan Bryant's widow Marie 'overwhelmed' by response after...

Cornwall dogging sites revealed - and you'll have visited at...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 09:30
Picturesque ports, stunning beaches and some of Cornwall's best-loved tourist attractions have appeared on a list of known 'dogging' site., it has been revealed. Several websites contain lists of popular dogging locations across the region where strangers meet for public sex - including some of the county's best-known landmarks. They include waterfront car parks, public parks, a boating lake, and even a country park. The underground practice – known as dogging – involves...

Cornwall dogging sites revealed - and you'll have visited at...

New research could be a massive help for hayfever sufferers

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 08:55
Sufferers could have relief from runny noses, sneezing and itchy eyes as scientists have developed the first ever hay fever map of Britain. The new, highly-detailed maps of the UK contain the location of key plants and trees known to produce pollen that triggers allergies and asthma. The maps, produced at the University of Exeter in collaboration with the Met Office, may help acute hay fever or asthma sufferers decide where to live or which areas to avoid at peak times when pollen is...

New research could be a massive help for hayfever sufferers

Campaigners walk across West Cornwall barefoot to raise awareness...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 08:00
A group of campaigners has walked for seven miles across west Cornwall barefoot to raise awareness of the impact of proposed government cuts. They walked from the south to the north coast, from Marazion to Hayle along the main roads this morning. Alice Mumford, who organised it with her husband Bill, said they called the walk 'cuts hurt' and it was a "gesture and visual way" to draw attention to the cuts the government wants Cornwall Council to make. The barefoot walkers take to...

Campaigners walk across West Cornwall barefoot to raise awareness...

General Election 2017: Nine things we learned this week

news | This Is Cornwall - Sun, 21/05/2017 - 07:00
It's been another fascinating week on the campaign trail with the three major parties all revealing what they would do if the ballot box goes their way. Manifestos have been unveiled, promises have been made and people have been sceptical about whether promises will be kept.Here's Cornwall Live's weekly run down of some of the more quirky things we have learned from the last week in politics. 1. Labour could have a chance in Cornwall. No need to wipe your eyes, that's what we said. Labour...

 Nine things we learned this week

Woman airlifted to Royal Cornwall Hospital with suspected broken...

news | This Is Cornwall - Sat, 20/05/2017 - 18:47
A woman was airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital after falling on a cliff path at St Ives this afternoon (Saturday). She had a suspected broken arm. Both Penzance and St Ives Coastguard Cliff Rescue teams attended the scene at Clodgy Point after being called by Falmouth Coastguard Operations Centre. Penzance Coastguard Cliff Rescue Service said on Facebook: "Quickly on scene with the St Ives Team together with Ambulance and the Cornwall Air Ambulance, St Ives Coastguards had located...

Woman airlifted to Royal Cornwall Hospital with suspected broken...

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